How to Install and Uninstall etckeeper Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "etckeeper" package

This guide let you learn how to install etckeeper on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                etckeeper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "etckeeper" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall etckeeper on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                etckeeper
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the etckeeper package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: etckeeper
Version: 1.18.16-1
Installed-Size: 176
Maintainer: Antoine Beaupré
Architecture: all
Depends: git | mercurial | brz | darcs, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, python3:any
Recommends: cron-daemon
Suggests: sudo
Description: store /etc in git, mercurial, brz or darcs
Description-md5: 2e917a7d908b47fce0b79ce02913ec8f
Homepage: https://etckeeper.branchable.com/
Tag: implemented-in::shell, role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring,
use::storing, use::synchronizing, works-with::vcs
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/etckeeper/etckeeper_1.18.16-1_all.deb
Size: 54356
MD5sum: 02805f6a48cdc5fcc0e84a35922a323c
SHA256: 76b7c69715fbf83f2f2e83e716bfd1d6073fa22def27002086e883ca7703db98